Meetups for October/November - Hi everyone!
It's not too late to book in for tomorrow morning's meetup if you're in the city.
This is an informal, coffee get-together to meet up with others who are interested in digital inclusivity, and an opportunity to share latest

Reminder: Still looking for presenters for July meetup - Hi!
We're still looking for presenters for the July evening meetup - Tuesday 5th July, 6:00-8:00pm. So, if you have a topic that you're just itching to share, please get back to me by Sunday 26 June.
If you can't make it to the July mee

Inclusive Design 24 and A11y Bytes reminder - Hi All, Just a reminder that you are invited to come along to A11yBytes Sydney at the Shelbourne Hotel this Thursday 19 May at 6pm to help us celebrate Global Accessibility A

Looking for new venues for our meetups - Hi!
Can you help? We're looking for new venues for both morning and evening meetups.
The venues must be wheelchair-accessible, and ideally, close to the CBD train stations.
A morning venue will need to be open around 7:30am.

The November Accessibility Meetup is tomorrow - Hi everyone, Just a reminder that the November Sydney Web Accessibility and Inclusive Design Meetup is on tomorrow at 7.45am at Alliance Française de Sydney, 257 Clarence St, Sydney. We have tw

Argh, we lost our Meetup organiser! - Hey everyone,
Oh, the horror, our meetup group is orphaned! Save the meetup group! #tongueincheek
On a more serious note...
I've been listed as a coorganiser for a few months but I have to say I've been doing a very poor job of

Introduction - Hi all,
I would like to take the opportunity to introduce myself. After being notified yesterday that the organiser stepped down, I picked up the invitation to take on the 'job'.
My name is Pieter den Heten. I have over 16 years e

Tomorrow's Meetup: Discussion Topic to start the day - Hi All,
Kim Chaterjee, one of our regular attendees has had a great idea for tomorrow's meetup. I'll be joining in by bringing something to the discussion. Have a read of her idea below and see what you come up with too.

Jobs: Web Accessibility Tester -
Hi All,
We are looking for web accessibility testers to work with us on a casual/ freelance basis. We strongly encourage people with disabilities to apply to join our panel of testers. Information about job requirements ca

Topics for discussion tomorrow - Hi All,
I'm looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow and have been thinking about a couple of topics of discussion, so I just thought I'd plant a seed and perhaps encourage a few more of you to come along.
1. I'm

We've gone International! -
Well this is SUPER exciting! 18 months ago I started up the Sydney Web Accessibility and Inclusive Design meetup as a place for us to connect with our peers in a friendly, social environment, to share knowledge and most o

Free WCAG 2 Seminar, April 23rd - Hi All,
You might be interested in the following free seminar on WCAG 2, being organised by Viacorp next Monday April 23rd. Two of our SWAID members, Sarah and Laura, are presenting there, as well as Andrew Arch from AGIMO and Eman

Confirming New Venue: Tuesday 3rd April -
Hi All,
I'm just confirming that our meetups will move to Alliance Francais as of Next Tuesday. It is directly next door to Vella Nero where we have been meeting. I think it's going to be a much nicer venue for us.

High Accessibili-Tea! - Hi All,
I thought I might shake things up a bit and hold a High Accessibili-Tea! I quite like the idea of some tiny sandwiches and a glass of champagne over a catch-up! The purpose of the afternoon is really just to bring us toge

Evening Presentations and Social Meetup - Hi All, I'm in the midst of planning regular evenings with speakers presenting on a broad and eclectic range of accessibility topics ranging from technical presentations to accessible UX, user research, the arts, culture a

Change of Venue: Your thoughts? - Hi All, I'd like to propose a change of venue and would appreciate your thoughts, particularly those of you that attend regularly or have attended some of our meetups. While our current venue has wo

Lisa Herrod added a post - Hi guys, Just a brief message to confirm our meetup tomorrow. I know some of you will have to rush off to work by 8:30 or 9am. For others that don't, we may hang around a little longer. It's going to be a casual coffee morning wher

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This group is for anyone interested in inclusive research, design and development practices. This includes accessible design and development, user research that involves people with disabilities in a holistic, integrated fashion as well as compliance with international standards such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.